Senior Business Development Manager - Engineering Biology
Core
Identify, nurture, and transform funding, partnership, and commercial opportunities to convert scientific strengths into balanced business growth and externally funded programmes.
Role type
Senior Business Development Manager (Engineering Biology)
Builds
Externally funded programmes, strategic partnerships, and collaborative R&D initiatives
Domain
Life Sciences / Engineering Biology / Public Health & Safety
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Engineering biology expertise, research funding strategy, collaborative R&D management, consortium development, science commercialisation, partnership management, UK grant landscape knowledge, proposal development, stakeholder engagement, project management
Preferred skills
EU grant funding landscape understanding, standards and regulation knowledge, multi-disciplinary environment experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Drive revenue growth by recognizing and transforming funding/partnership opportunities; Build and manage a robust pipeline of externally funded activity; Develop strategic collaborations to improve market position; Lead identification and shaping of funding applications and multi-year programmes; Convert organisational priorities into practical business opportunities; Manage multiple projects, proposals, and partner engagements simultaneously; Engage and influence a broad network of collaborators (government, funders, academia, industry, regulators); Prepare and deliver high-quality proposals and reports for technical, commercial, and policy audiences; Support leadership across virtual project teams and external collaborators; Support bid management, governance, contract management, and compliance processes; Drive continuous improvement in business development practices and partnership models.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
